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The most expensive restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano

102 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

These are the most expensive restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano by the dinner price each restaurant publishes. At the top are Restaurant Naz (¥80,000–99,999), THE HIRAMATSU Karuizawa Miyota (¥80,000–99,999), and L'inflexion (¥50,000–59,999).

Our analysis of these 102

  • ¥17,800median cheapest dinner course (42 of 102)
  • 27%book online in English (28)
  • ¥8,600median lunch course (22)

At the 42 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥17,800, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥8,000 at Niku Ryori Suehiro.

Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count

Ranked list

Most expensive first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 28 of these 102 take bookings online.

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  1. 1

    Restaurant Nazレストラン ナズ

    Innovative, Karuizawa, near Shinano Oiwake Station

    2026Gold
    • Private rooms

    ¥80,000–99,999

    dinner per person, about $530–670

    Lunch ¥60,000–79,999

    Tabelog 4.58

  2. 2

    THE HIRAMATSU Karuizawa MiyotaTHE HIRAMATSU 軽井沢 御代田

    French, Karuizawa, near Miyota Station

    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • ¥26,500 Menu les Bois
    • ¥32,800 Menu la Forêt
    • ¥45,500 Menu la Grande Forêt
    • per person

    Tabelog 3.87

  3. 3

    L'inflexion

    French, Karuizawa, 16 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • UnionPay
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥29,700 Menu Découverte
    • ¥41,800 Dinner course
    • ¥7,700 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl. · 67% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.05

  4. 4

    Fogliolina della Porta Fortunaフォリオリーナ・デッラ・ポルタ・フォルトゥーナ

    Italian, Karuizawa, near Naka Karuizawa Station

    2026Silver百名店2025
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome

    ¥40,000–49,999

    dinner per person, about $270–330

    Lunch ¥40,000–49,999

    Tabelog 4.40

  5. 5

    Yukimoto柚木元

    Kaiseki, Iida & Oshika, 3 min walk from Iida Station

    2026Gold百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥42,350 Omakase Course
    • ¥42,350 Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.60

  6. 6

    Breston Court Yukawatanブレストンコート ユカワタン

    French, Karuizawa, 20 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • No children

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.12

  7. 7

    Le Grand Lys

    French, Karuizawa, near Miyota Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • ¥26,500 Menu les Bois
    • ¥32,800 Menu la Forêt
    • ¥45,500 Menu la Grande Forêt
    • per person

    Tabelog 3.69

  8. 8

    Dining Roomダイニングルーム

    Restaurants, Kamikochi

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.60

  9. 9

    La Lumiere Claire

    Italian, Karuizawa, near Miyota Station

    • Cards accepted
    • ¥26,500 Menu les Bois
    • ¥32,800 Menu la Forêt
    • ¥45,500 Menu la Grande Forêt
    • per person

    Tabelog 3.53

  10. 10

    Kamikochi Lumiest Hotel上高地ルミエスタホテル

    French, Kamikochi

    • Online booking

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥2,000–2,999

    Tabelog 3.44

  11. 11

    Manpei Hotel Hinoki万平ホテル 檜

    Teppanyaki, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station

    • UnionPay
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥21,505 Dinner course
    • ¥25,300 Dinner course
    • ¥25,300 Dinner course
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 21% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.04

  12. 12

    Aokimura U

    French, Ueda & Bessho-Onsen

    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥33,000 Chef Tanaka's Creative French…
    • per person, tax incl. · 85% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.00

  13. 13

    Sushi Aji鮨 あじ

    Sushi, Karuizawa, 3 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • UnionPay
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Tabelog 3.05

  14. 14

    Caralia

    Innovative, Nakano, Iizuna & Kurohime Highlands, near Kurohime Station

    • Cards accepted

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Tabelog 3.01

  15. 15

    Matsumoto Samurai松本侍

    Kaiseki, Matsumoto, 17 min walk from Kita-Matsumoto Station

    • UnionPay
    • English menu
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

  16. 16

    Mumyo無名

    Kaiseki, Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino, 4 min walk from Chino Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • ¥22,000 Seasonal Course
    • ¥27,500 Winter Seasonal Course
    • ¥38,500 Autumn Seasonal Course
    • +2 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.22

  17. 17

    LA CASA DI Tetsuo Otaラ・カーサ・ディ・テツオ オオタ

    Innovative, Karuizawa

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Cards accepted

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.25

  18. 18

    ca'enneカエンネ

    Italian, Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Thursdays
    • ¥19,360 Seasonal course
    • ¥19,360 Seasonal course
    • per person, tax incl. · 44% below the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.17

  19. 19

    Yamasei山勢

    Unagi, Matsumoto, 18 min walk from Matsumoto Station

    2026Bronze百名店2026
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥19,800 Course
    • ¥26,400 Course
    • ¥6,800 Lunch course
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 4.21

  20. 20

    Hikariya Nishiヒカリヤ ニシ

    French, Matsumoto, 17 min walk from Matsumoto Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥11,500 Noel QUEUE DE LAPIN" Xmas Cou…
    • ¥22,000 Dinner Course 《WELLNESS GASTR…
    • ¥24,750 Dinner Course "Wellness Gastr…
    • +4 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.86

  21. 21

    Makiyaki Kakehashi薪焼 かけはし

    Kaiseki, Karuizawa, 22 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • Online booking
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥30,800 Omakase course
    • per person, tax incl. · 73% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.86

  22. 22

    Sushi Takaすし崇

    Sushi, Nagano & Nakajo, 11 min walk from Gondo Station

    百名店2025
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥28,000 Omakase
    • per person, tax incl. · 57% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.77

  23. 23

    Auberge de Primaveraオーベルジュ ド プリマヴェーラ

    French, Karuizawa, 12 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    百名店2023
    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Ages 10+
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
    • ¥13,200 Primavera
    • ¥22,000 Menu Degustation
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.78

  24. 24

    Sushi Inukai鮨 いぬかい

    Sushi, Matsumoto, 8 min walk from Shimauchi Station

    百名店2025
    • Cash only
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥11,000 Course
    • ¥16,500 Course
    • ¥22,000 Course
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 38% below the list median

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.79

  25. 25

    Heliotrope

    Innovative, Karuizawa, 17 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • Ages 10+
    • ¥13,200 Vestige
    • ¥19,800 Limen
    • ¥24,200 Nascent
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.70

  26. 26

    Restaurant Sanzaレストランさんざ

    French, Saku

    百名店2023
    • Ages 6+
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Thursdays
    • ¥8,800 Course
    • ¥15,180 Course
    • ¥20,350 Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.69

  27. 27

    Japanese cuisine Kasuke日本料理 嘉助

    Kaiseki, Karuizawa, near Naka Karuizawa Station

    百名店2025
    • Children welcome

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥4,000–4,999

    Tabelog 3.65

  28. 28

    Benkei Bashi Seki弁慶橋 せき

    Kaiseki, Comoro & Tomi, 10 min walk from Komoro Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥16,500 16,500" Course: Elegant Cours…
    • ¥22,000 22,000 JPY Course" A Gorgeous…
    • ¥33,000 Course: A Luxurious Course Us…
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Tabelog 3.61

  29. 29

    Cresson River Side Storyクレソン リバーサイド ストーリー 旧軽井沢

    French, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station

    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.58

  30. 30

    Azusa Anあずさ庵

    Kaiseki, Kamikochi

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.56

  31. 31

    Karuizawa Kuroiwa Muni軽井沢くろいわ 無二

    Kaiseki, Karuizawa, 12 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.55

  32. 32

    Beaux Sejoursボーセジュール

    French, Karuizawa, 24 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • ¥21,000 Dinner course
    • ¥22,770 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 18% above the list median

    Lunch ¥4,000–4,999

    Tabelog 3.53

  33. 33

    Hanakidori花木鳥

    Kaiseki, Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥2,000–2,999

    Tabelog 3.52

  34. 34

    XIV Karuizawa Teppanyakiエクシブ軽井沢 鉄板焼

    Teppanyaki, Karuizawa, near Shinano Oiwake Station

    • Cards accepted

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.50

  35. 35

    Japanese cuisine Karatsu日本料理 からまつ

    Kaiseki, Karuizawa, 11 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Children welcome
    • ¥21,470 Wagyu Beef Fillet Aburi-yaki
    • ¥24,860 Miyabi Course
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥5,000–5,999

    Tabelog 3.41

  36. 36

    RUZE classique

    French, Karuizawa, 15 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥19,800 Dinner course
    • ¥11,000 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.35

  37. 37

    song

    Restaurants, Comoro & Tomi, near Higashi Komoro Station

    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥19,800 Seasonal course
    • per person · 11% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.08

  38. 38

    Shola

    French, Karuizawa, near Naka Karuizawa Station

    • Online booking
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.09

  39. 39

    MIYAKE AKIRA KiriMIYAKE AKIRA 霧

    Kaiseki, Narai & Kisofukushima

    • English menu
    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥27,500 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 54% above the list median

    Lunch ¥4,000–4,999

    Tabelog 3.09

  40. 40

    Bistecca Naokiビステッカナオキ

    Italian, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station

    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Thursdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥36,000 Bistecca Rosso Course
    • ¥42,000 Bistecca Filet Course
    • ¥48,000 Kinianana Beef Course (for 4…
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 102% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.05

Showing the top 40 of 102 in full. See all 102 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 102 in this list

  1. Sushi Atago
  2. Sushi Yumoto
  3. Tempura Sen no Ne
  4. Sushi-ya Ono Karuizawa T-Site Ten
  5. Inamachi Sawaya
  6. Shin
  7. Wagyu Teppanyaki Okini
  8. Karuizawa Kappou Kei
  9. Kano
  10. Seve
  11. Hermitage de Tamura
  12. Warabino
  13. Mano
  14. Ryosha Umanojo
  15. Modesto
  16. Kamisuwa Ashizawa
  17. Manpei Hotel Main Dining Room
  18. Shogetsu
  19. Hikariya Higashi
  20. La Tegola
  21. Toeda
  22. Oryori Ikeda
  23. Red wood Inn
  24. Kappou Kiuchi
  25. Ha-Na-Re
  26. Continental Room
  27. Vaas
  28. Oumeitei Tsuji Ryokan
  29. Musai An Ikeda
  30. No One's Recipe
  31. Chez Kusama
  32. Trattoria Creatta Karuizawa
  33. Kutsukake Dining
  34. Matsutakeyama Bessho Waen
  35. Yatsugatake Kogen Lodge
  36. Sonorite
  37. kura
  38. Japanese cuisine Soba Kaiseki Tsumugi
  39. Bon Papa
  40. mannacktable
  41. Matsumoto Kan
  42. Fujinami Sushi
  43. Le Bon Vivant
  44. La Vigne Dining Fudo
  45. Seminare Karuizawa
  46. vase
  47. kokyuu
  48. kei
  49. Hanare Miyoshi
  50. Bistro Figaro
  51. restaurant SUIU
  52. Le Telescope
  53. Niku Ryori Suehiro
  54. Sushi Okumura
  55. Matsutake to Tennen Kinoko no Oshokuji Dokoro Aki Aji
  56. HanaRestaurant
  57. Sushi Sakai
  58. Yamada So
  59. Vive Hakuba
  60. grill mille
  61. Kai Zushi
  62. La Soie(Katakura Silk Hotel)

How to book these 102, and what they charge

42 of these 102 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 22 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,600 (52% below the dinner median). 28 can be booked online in English, 24 online in Japanese only, 45 by phone only and 5 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (39, in Japanese), TableCheck (22), Pocket Concierge (8).

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
TableCheckEnglish22¥10,000 · ca'enne
Pocket ConciergeEnglish8¥10,000 · ca'enne
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only39¥8,000 · Niku Ryori Suehiro
By phone only—45—
No phone or online booking published—5—

Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.

About the most expensive restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano

Across all 102 restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano, by dinner price, 52 at ¥15,000–19,999, 35 at ¥20,000–29,999, 11 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 4 at ¥40,000 or more.

28 of the 102 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 90 accept credit cards. 8 do not admit young children, while 41 say children are welcome. 63 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Karuizawa & Nagano?

Dinner at the 102 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000: 52 at ¥15,000–19,999, 35 at ¥20,000–29,999, 11 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 4 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 42 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥17,800.

Which restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano have won awards?

Yukimoto, Restaurant Naz, Fogliolina della Porta Fortuna, Mumyo, LA CASA DI Tetsuo Ota, and ca'enne, among 23 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano online?

Yes for 28 of the 102: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (22) and Pocket Concierge (8). 24 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 45 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano?

It depends on the restaurant: 41 say children are welcome and 8 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.